Springfield police probe early morning robbery of International House of Pancakes on Boston Road

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield detectives are reviewing security video, taken early Monday morning, of a suspect who punched the manager of a Boston Road eatery in the face, grabbed a handful of $20 bills from the cash register and fled.

Police were summoned to the International House of Pancakes, at 1324 Boston Road, about 1:45 a.m., Sgt. John M. Delaney said.

The manager told police that the suspect, before assaulting him, had walked up to the register and asked for change to use the pay telephone, Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.

The suspect then fled on foot towards the rear of the restaurant where a vehicle had been waiting for him, Delaney said.

The suspect is described as a white male, about 5 feet, nine inches, wearing blue jeans and a black sweater.